DWTS10 Week 3 Power Rankings
Before I commence with the rankings, a few overall thoughts…
The 7 paddle is overrated.
Story week was a GREAT idea.
The judges are sanctimonious bigots.
Alright, I’ve said my piece. Now on with it!
1.) Evan & Anna – Another adorable & entertaining number, and I am really enjoying seeing Evan come out of his shell with each dance. But I still feel like he gets a bit too much into his own headspace out there (especially towards the middle of the dance), and as a result the performance value goes down a bit…however, he does open up a bit more each week. And he and Anna are, quite possible, the most harmonious & drama-free couple out there – they just seem so zen & agreeable during their practice sessions, likely as a result of Evan’s strength under pressure. They did dance in the crap spot (first), but the sympathy votes from Evan’s broken toes will likely counteract any votes they may have lost from it (as if Evan wasn’t getting the bulk of the votes, anyway). I only give them the edge over Nicole & Derek this week due to the latter’s drama with the judges, but I still think that Nicole is both the stronger technician and entertainer.
2.) Nicole & Derek – Never have I ever had the desire to put my foot through my flat screen more than I did when these two got their critique. Carrie-Ann’s argument about breaking hold? Not a very intelligent one, since almost everyone broke hold at least once in their routines tonight. The “lift”? Do the rules say anything about the guy getting lifted? 
Len saying there was “no real quickstep”? I don’t know what dance you were watching, geezer, but I saw PLENTY of quarter turns, forward locks, chasse reverse turns, and runs. Echoing Heidi’s sentiments last week – I am astounded at how in sync these two are. And with so much energy! Just…WOW. By far the most entertaining and energetic of the night, and they had the boon of dancing in the money spot (last). Judges’ comments & low scores aside, I think fans will rally behind these two as a sort of rebellion…and I can’t help but wonder if the judges are just trying to make the playing field seem a bit more level (do they really need to? Evan is keeping up quite nicely…) but they will stay, and I sure hope the judges’ feet taste good in their mouths. Barbeque sauce, anyone?
3.) Erin & Maks – Ok, something is DEFINITELY going on between these two, whether they want to admit it or not. The sexual tension in the beginning of their waltz was palpable (I love that word). And despite the fact that I didn’t really understand the “story” behind this one (“I love you, but I like to wear blindfolds”? Maybe?), it was nonetheless very artistic & well-executed. Smooth, crisp, and clean. However, I’m going to agree with Len just a teensy bit – it did seem to take an agonizingly long time to get the blindfold on, and I kind of wished they had thought of a quicker or more creative way to put it on. Definitely going to stick around another week, not only due to sympathy for Erin’s “courageous” decision to dance despite death threats (If I recall, this isn’t the first time this has happened on the show, and security at that place is tighter than the rush hour subway in Brooklyn) but also a possible burgeoning showmance…hmmmm…
4.) Pam & Damian – Did anyone else think Pam looked absolutely stunning this week? I loved her dress, I loved her makeup, and I loved her hair – even though I’m getting a bit tired of it flopping in her face and detracting from her performance. She actually managed to hold her on in the paso, despite looking a bit unsure of herself at times (I’m actually gonna blame the hair in the face for that one), and even managed to throw in just a smattering of that sex kitten she’s becoming known for. Throwing in the “I’m against animal cruelty” card was probably a wise move as well. But I’m still a little concerned – her frame is still wonky, the sexpot act is beginning to lose its luster (I would love to see a bit more vulnerability from her), and I feel like we still know little to nothing about Damian – he almost seems like he’s playing an extra to some of the other pro’s leading roles. These two ought to be ok this week due to Pam fans rallying from last week’s scare, but I’m not so sure they’re going to last a whole lot longer…
5.) Jake & Chelsie – While Jake is a better dancer than I thought he’d be (ugh, it hurt to say that), he still seems whiney to me – and I don’t do whiney. After last week’s tear-and-tantrum fest, I’m kind of over the couples fighting…so this just annoyed me. The theme was cute, yes, and Chelsie did manage to creatively incorporate some Egyptian moves – but they seemed to have a lot of cheesy props, and Jake still seems squatty to me. I could see Team Vienna keeping these two around for another week or two, but right now they’re just in the middle of the pack for me…
6.) Niecy & Louis – I really wanted to like this waltz, because I adore these two. But I feel like they got so bogged down by the emotion of the story that it distracted their dancing. I give them props for not relying on props (pun intended, hehe), but they did seem to stumble a bit and it all seemed a bit too slow & easy. I’m a little worried about Louis’ comment regarding gay marriage as well – now before anyone gets up in arms, I am not criticizing his opinion in any way; he is entitled to it and I respect that totally. But politics are a slippery slope, and just the fact that he brought it up may alienate some of the more conservative viewing audience (the same ones that might be shunning Pam). I’m gonna put some faith in humanity and say that these two will be safe this week, because I think they’re going to have a lot to offer in the coming weeks…
7.) Chad & Cheryl – Ok Chad, you stepped your game up this week, I’ll give you that. You emoted a lot better than last week, and seemed to put just the teensiest bit more “oomph” into your steps. But those steps were still rather deliberate & clumsy, and this routine wasn’t all that difficult – it was an awful lot of open work – and I’m still bothered by what seems to be a pretty big (and awkward) height difference between them. The story seemed to suit this partnership well, though – Chad seems hellbent on getting cozy with Cheryl, and she doesn’t seem too keen about the whole idea (although, if my lovable-but-crazy-mother is right, there may be at least one pic floating around the net of these two smooching at a Miami nightclub recently). You will likely live to dance another week (thanks Bengals fans), but unless you continue to improve each week, you may have to settle for trying to get cozy with Cheryl off-set…
8.) Buzz & Ashly – I’ve given up on critiquing Buzz’s dancing – it almost feels criminal to bash the dancing of an 80-year-old former serviceman. But I will commend these two for choosing a very age-appropriate theme (it would have been a bit hard to watch these two playing lovebirds) and keeping their choreography simple & somewhat easy for Buzz to attempt to follow. I won’t lie – I got a little misty during this number, but I blame the song and my “daddy issues” for that one. If Kate goes this week & Aiden goes next week like I think they will, Buzz should be able to stick around for 2 more weeks…but with a smaller cast a lot of decently strong dancers this season, it won’t be long before he’ll be weeded out in favor of stronger technicians.
9.) Aiden & Edyta – Ok, did anyone else notice the truly HEINOUS voice-cracking of the vocalist that was butchering “Hey Soul Sister”? I had to rewind it at least 4 times, not only because I couldn’t concentrate on these two dancing but because it had me tearing up, I was laughing so hard. Aiden has improved in the last two weeks, no doubt – but this was just rather unmemorable for me, on the hole. I thought some of the other couples had more dramatic storylines, and Aiden is still a rather awkward mover. Unfortunately, more people will probably remember this one for the terrible singing (way to go, Harold Wheeler & company) than for outstanding dancing. The soap junkies will likely be able to save him for one more week before he runs out of steam.
10.) Kate & Tony – I have absolutely NOTHING good to say about this dance, so if you’re a Kate fan – don’t read any further. I thought the idea of using “Paparazzi” was indulgent (I think Kate is an A-list celebrity in her own mind), there was absolutely no emotion, she is still being whiney & difficult in rehearsal, and there was no degree of difficulty here. If I didn’t know any better, I would almost say that Tony is trying to get them voted off so he doesn’t have to deal with her another week. Vote for the Worst, I swear – if you keep her around another week, I’m making a voodoo doll for your entire site.
Well…now that I’ve let off quite a bit of steam, I feel a lot better :-) Official prediction: Kate & Tony and Aiden & Edyta in the bottom; Kate gets the boot (good riddance). But what about you guys? It’s your turn to let off steam!
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Sodding Len. Nicole and Derek were BRILLIANT!!!! On the other hand, now it seems like they have to struggle to recoup those (rather easily given?) 10s so more pressure to vote for them… Right?
I think so much of it is storyboarding – like last season, Len is punishing (or is it evening the playing field – if so, he should be marking EVAN down) someone for being too good too soon. And Mya was twice the ringer Nicole is. But, you know what else? A little teeny part of my mind wonders if perhaps Derek took the risks not minding getting marked down because he knows they were too hot too soon and he needs to rally voters. Len was an asshole – I mean a 6, really? Ridiculous. But Derek KNOWS that Len will do that. Derek is very very smart when it comes to strategy on this show. Boy has balls, that’s for sure. Amazing routing, either way. I just hope he’s not too smart for his own good. But, having done the math – there is little spread.
Niecy and Louis? I agree – I was like yelling at Louis to shut up because, while I absolutely support him and agree with him, there are still a lot of bigoted people in this country and Niecy doesn’t deserve to go just yet. Even though I thought that dance didn’t tell the story.
I liked Jake!! And it pains me to say that too.
Pam – it’s wearing thin, but I still love her.
Yes, I noticed the voice cracking on TWO songs and it was killing me.
Chad improved but still sucked compared to most of the other dancers.
I just can’t get behind Nicole/Derek. They are like two professional dancers dancing among amateurs. And I do think Derek choreographed this number with a birdie towards Len. He’s done it before. He knows his groupies will keep him around for awhile, so he’s just going to show off.
The band’s Massacre of the week was indeed ‘Hey Soul Sister’.
Liked Evan more than I have the previous two weeks. Jake surprised me. Teared up at Niecy/Louis and love Erin/Maks.
I hope Tony and his partner leave this week. It’s painful to watch and her worshippers are annoying.
Courtney,
“The judges are sanctimonious bigots. ”
Tell me more.
First, i can’t get behind Nicole because she is a professional dancer and i didn’t believe she was upset, that was staged to get votes. I like the girl but i will never root for her, she should never have been allowed on the show. I don’t think i’m in the minority on that either…Evan is coming along nicely! He and Erin are going to be the great dancers in the end that i can see people voting for. Speaking of Erin, my LORD Maks and her HAVE to be the most incredible looking couple i have ever seen. Those two have loads of sex on their minds lol. The blindfold was HOT and her dancing is coming along nicely, her legs should be outlawed lol. She is entirely to attractive to not have plastic surgery hehe. I love Niecy and Chad but they wont get into the finals, not good enough. Jake is middle of the road, Pam is top four BUT fans might not let her stay that long. She needs to drop the sexy act, shes a middle aged woman and fake breasts are everywhere now…i love the lady but shes wearing thin. Maybe its just that Erin and Nicole should be doing that stuff…Oh yeah, i completely agree with the judges on Nicoles team…they did that on purpose to try and win over the older ladies. It will probably work but i think fans will rally for Erin and Evan in the end…Love them both….and all the stars…Please send Kate home. I can not watch her dance, she doesn’t move and Buzz is 80 so i don’t expect anything from him but she is in her thirties and should not be that stiff.
OMG i think i’m rooting for Erin lol…at first i didn’t know if i liked her. She is totally sweet though and funny as h*ll she says whatever is on her mind and is EXACTLY what Maks needed in a partner. He was getting way to holier then thou (i love him) and Erin is certainly his equal. But back to her legs, my sons (18 and 22) are visiting for Easter and watched the show whenever Erin was on. They are mesmerized by the woman lol…i think its funny because she is a great person and its sad what these idiots are doing to her. They hate Maks because he is obviously crazy about her and they don’t like him touching her lol.
Drama Queen Kate has to go . ‘I Love you kids’ to the tears shed every rehearsal are so contrived. Her robot dancing is embarrassing
Get her off!
I understand not rooting for Nicole because she’s a ringer – but rooting for Evan instead? He’s just as big a ringer. Or bigger. He’s going to win this thing no matter how anyone else dances – THAT’s the ultimate ringer. For that matter, from everything I read, Erin isn’t exactly inexperienced in that area either. You wanna root for an underdog, go with Niecy.
For once, I actually agree with Len. As much as I like Nicole and Derek, it reminded me more of a Jitterbug than a Quickstep. The part in hold was amazing, their story was amazing, but half the routine they’re out of hold.
Kate, I dont want to say anything or I will start cursing. All I will say is I am sick of her, and I hope every body else is.
Go Evan!
I love Derek and Nicole. I knew they were doing the quickstep but even before the danced I kept thinkin they were going to do the jitterbug. Regardless it was the best performance they would have gotten 10s if they were only judging the performance.
I think that Nicole and Derek will still edge out Anna and Evan. Anna and Evan just don’t have that same spark and excitement that Nicole and Derek have. Derek and Nicole have a lot of performance value and great chemistry, along with great dancing. Evan is still kind of awkward on his feet and looks like he is ice skating on the dance floor. Everyone I have talked to about it thinks Nicole and Derek are gonna take it all the way. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out, anyway. Also, I really hope Kate is put out of her misery tonight. She looks like she’s terrified and hates what she’s doing…
i can’t get behind Nicole too, she is sweet, i like her, but like Mya and Sabrina she is already a dancer, Evan is a ringer too but he doesn’t have the dancing training that Nicole have and i don’t mind the fanbase thing, i love derek but i won’t vote for nicole this season (i did vote for all his other partners)
As great as Nicole and Derek’s performance was, I felt it was way over the top. I would have enjoyed a more traditional quickstep. To me, she’s better than Mya, who got a lot of crap for being to good for the show. I can’t get behind Evan and Anna either. Evan just doesn’t look right dancing to me, maybe it’s his height I don’t know…Best performance of the night for me was Erin and Maks followed by Pamela and Damien. As much as I want to root for Niecy, I was very disappointed by last night’s performance. Kate was an absolute horror show, I sure hope these voters don’t make us suffer through another performance or Tony for that matter. Everyone else was pretty unmemorable for me.
By “ringer” standards, you left out Mel B, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass, to name three. They all have the same creds that Nicole has – singers who also dance as part of a group. Granted, the boys may not do it as well as the girls (although Joey did, didn’t he?), but they still have to learn choreography. Mya was at a whole other level – she was cast in Chicago AND she taught tap – plus she was boring.
If you’re going to have a group of people with dance experience and call them ringers, regardless of whether it’s ballroom or not, hasn’t there been at least one every season?
Heidi, couldn’t have said it better myself – I am really surprised at how may people are condemning Nicole for being a “ringer”. I agree with you 110% that if we’re going to finger Nicole as a ringer, we have to also point out that Erin has quite a bit of dance experience, and Evan, while not technically well-versed in pure dance, like has an edge due to his skating training – many professional ballroom dancers either started out as skaters or have added skating into their “cross-training”, so there is indeed a correlation between the two when it comes to success. Every season has had a ringer (except maybe for season 1, but that almost seemed like a different tv show entirely), and if we’re going to argue that anyone with dance experience has an unfair advantage, we may as well eliminate all the athletes as well (due to their physical strength & endurance), all of the actors & actresses (it’s easier for them to channel the emotion of the dances), and all of the models (cause, let’s face it, they’re nice to look at in those costumes). I’m just altogether tired of the “ringer” argument…and it’s not like the ringer always wins, anyway. Quite often it’s the opposite – Mya is a prime example. As we’ve said ad infinitum – DWTS is not a contest of who is the best dancer, it’s a contest of who is the FAVORITE dancer. Skill is one small piece of the puzzle, and that’s what makes this show so interesting.
As for my comment about the judges being “sanctimonious bigots” – basically every critcism they had for Derek & Nicole last night was contradicted by something they said to a different couple earlier in the show. Breaking hold – what do you call the painfully long break in hold Erin & Maks took to tie on a blindfold? At least Derek & Nicole managed to fill their time apart with actual dance steps. Not enough quickstep? I feel like Evan had just as much “fluff” in his routine and was commended for it. In addition, I feel like Len is blatantly disregarding the fact that quickstep originated as a combination of foxtrot, Charleston, and *gasp!* Lindy, which is exactly what Nicole & Derek were doing – and what may pros still do in competition today. Quite a glaring omission from someone who is so well-versed in ballroom, if you ask me. I won’t even address Carrie Ann’s ridiculous “lift policing” – I’ll save that for my rant later in the season. It just further drives the point home for me that the judges often interpret the rules to fit their critiques, rather than vice-versa – especially as far as quickstep is concerned (remember the whole drama of Shawn & Mark being docked for starting the routine in open position?). To what end? I’m not sure – maybe they’re storyboarding like Heidi says, and attempting to create drama & suspense in order to level the playing field. Maybe they’ve got the producers in their ear telling them to “mix things up” week after week.
And I can’t say anything else about Kate that hasn’t already been said – she doesn’t deserve to be there a moment longer. End of story.
Sure, Nicole is a ringer. So was Mel B, Sabrina, Mya, the list goes on and on. But how many times has the ringer actually won the competition? Sabrina got out even before the finals, and both Mel B and Mya were second place. Plus Evan has a huge fan base from skating. Plus, people who watch singers will most likely watch American Idol and people who watch skaters will more likely watch Dancing with the Stars. Are there exceptions? Sure. But once you add up everything, the ringer does not always win. People like to see warmth (Ty, Buzz) and comedy (Niecy, Cloris). Wow. I can get really passionate when I want to. =)
Agree 110% with your assessments, Courtney! However, I am hating Jake. Chelsie is my second favorite pro (behind Mark) and I can’t stand his condecending remarks to her – he is NO gentleman and has a little too much Texas male ego in him. Notice the difference between he and Ty (clearly Ty is the true TX gentleman!)? I had to stop voting for them last night because I can’t take another week of him treating her so poorly!!! She has previously taken a contestant who clearly couldn’t dance (but had heart like we’ve never seen since) to the semi’s and Jake has the nerve to question her teaching skills and what she deems appropriate for their numbers? WHO does he think he is?!
I do hope Kate goes home this week, she’s already done 1 too many dances for my taste but overall, I’m loving the season and I think the best dances last night were Erin’s and Nicole’s regardless of the break in hold. Derek does know how to play this game and I trust his strategy implicitly.
i agree 1000% with courtney there was too much said about the ringer thing, enough of that! i remember last year i didn’t like mya not becoz she wasn’t dancing with our fav pros or something but becoz she was boring to me no fun just cold and a little too proud of her self and i admit that the only dance that i loved from her and one of my fav last season was her salsa becoz she was alive and sexy portraiting a real salsa ! The most important thing here is Entertainement beside Technique! For me Derek and nicole got the most entertaining routine that i will remember for sure! would i remember evan’s?! Hell no!! the guy is just boring and akward somehow plus he got anna who just as cold as ice!! (that’s a good match)!! i really love watching Erin and Maks and they’ve joined my favs list!
for kate, i had enough for her i can’t stand her she is horror on the dance floor and she’s really getting on tony’s nerves who just a sweet heart and known for being the nicest pro on the show.
I have far too much to say about this week, but I don’t feel like typing that much and the only thing I really wanna talk about is how Kate was. As shocking as it might sound (and believe me, I’m surprised too), I thought she actually improved! Not by a notable amount in any way, but I would have given her a 6. While she has small looking movements and not that much emotion, she didn’t seem to mess up for once and got through the routine without me cringing as much as usual. Not that I thought Chad was bad, but I personally thougth Kate was just as good as him (which I would think is a pretty nice compliment on her part).
Courtney but erin and Maks had the waltz ,there are no rules against breaking the hold on waltz and Len hated there waltz anyway,( they got a 23 ,this is not good on my eyes), Shawn and Mark losted 1 point from each judge for breaking the hold once in the midle of the dance.
Derek and Nicole had a great performance but i agree with the jugdes but a fair score for me would be a 24 (8 from each judge) 1 point for the hold and 1 point for the lift)
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Wow, Erin has dance experience? She was a cheerleader for basketball games at the University of Florida…how is that dance experience? She was barely dancing with pom poms lol. Nicole learns new choreography ALL THE TIME. Nicole looks like every pro dancer on DWTS. Erin is a sports reporter…Erin has no experience if you ask me. So she works out, lol don’t they all? I don’t think Evan is a ringer or atleast not as much as Nicole because he dances with skates and everyone knows men in ice skating don’t do much choreography, they JUMP. Plus, Evan uses skates…ask Len. Nicole is far and away the ringer in this competition and just because everyone thinks Nicole wins, well that may keep her from winning. Evan is the most liekable person on the show, granted they all are (except Kate and maybe Pam)…anyways i guess i’m challenging anyone to say with a straight face that Erin has dance experience. I think Entertainment Tonight is going to show footage of Erin “dance” experience as a cheerleader as a Florida Gator. She was a cheerleader…for god sakes. Plus, she has super long legs…the chick is going to have trouble but i think she could win.
*with a straight face* ERIN HAS DANCE EXPERIENCE. There, I said it. Gee, wonder where she learned to do all of those piroutte turns she was doing during her waltz the other night? And that split? She must be practicing those moves in her living room. Or maybe she learned them from her Jazzercise class. Not gonna lie, Rebecca – your disdain for cheerleaders is bordering on disrespectful. You clearly haven’t seen some of the NDCA nationals competitions on ESPN – those girls are leaping, high-kicking, and jump-splitting, and doing piroutte after piroutte and fouette after fouette – those girls are bona fide athletes, with a strong background in both ballet & jazz technique. They don’t just stand there “shaking their pom poms”. To say that Erin doesn’t have dance experience is like saying that Len doesn’t know much about ballroom dancing – it’s a bit ignorant.
Men in ice skating don’t do much choregraphy??? Gee, I guess they are just improvising it out there each time, and just happen to get the same routine each time out of coincidence. And they just do a bunch of jumps? I’m sure a lot of male skaters would love to hear their sport reduced to “just doing a bunch of jumps”.
As for learning “new choregraphy everyday”, as far as I know Nicole hasn’t been learning ANY choreo for 6 months prior to doing the show because PCD basically broke up. Nicole may be a ringer, but Evan & Erin are every bit as much a ringer as she is. And so far I’m not sure Evan really is the most likeable guy in the competition – he has yet to really come out of his shell for me.
Hey Courtney, i have no “disdain” for cheerleaders…I am one. We are athletes of the highest order but we are not dancers. You can be an athlete without being a dancer…ask her sister what she thinks of Erin’s dancing prior to DWTS. As for mens figure skating, they are miles behind the ladies in chor…i stand behind that. As for the other part, thats my opinion ….you can have yours. This is the first DWTS i’ve ever watched because of Erin/Evan/Niecy/Chad etc. I don’t live and breathe this stuff lol. I stand behind the fact that Nicole is the ringer and that she far and away has the most “true” dance experience of the bunch…She spent years on PCD… 6 months aint 10 years….which is how long its been for Erin after her cheering days. I respect cheerleaders…i can’t believe you thought i didnt. Cheer power all the way lol!
Rebecca, Evan is the biggest ringer on the show because of his FANBASE. Haven’t you learned from past history that olympians in popular sports WIN?? Nicole has experience, but to claim that Evan is lacking is just silly and biased. I can admit mine – can you admit yours? Evan’s experience combined with his fanbase makes him a lock for the win unless something disastrous happens – I’ve been saying that all along. If Nicole doesn’t win, it will have nothing to do with her experience, but with Evan’s fanbase. Anyone who claims that Mya as a ringer didn’t win because of her ringer status is just being stupid, sorry. No one was going to beat Donny Osmond and his fanbase. Period.
Courtney – Evan actually had MARK BALLAS choreograph a skating routine for him. Mark Ballas. Ballroom dancer. Yeah, Evan doesn’t know jack about dancing. LOL. He’s the one who learns choreography every day. I believe the blond seen hugging him after the gold medal is his on staff choreographer. Geez. Say it ain’t so.
Ya know, I got no problem saying Nicole is a ringer and she’s dancing with my favorite pro. I do wish others would be so mature.
I meant to say last night, but was way too tired, that I loved Evan coming into this competition. He’s handsome, talented, seemed charming if more than a bit stiff – and I watched him win the gold medal. I was HAPPY he was going to be on DWTS (despite being the ringer of all ringers), as anyone who does a little research will be quick to see. But a couple things annoy me. For one thing, there is something very odd between him and Anna – watch the show again, when Brooke is talking to all of them in the old red room. Stiff and uncomfortable – Anna points to him to answer the question. What is going on there? Then there is the twitter spamming for votes – Dude, you are Kristi Yamaguchi with a penis, spare me. NO ONE on the show begs for votes as much as he does. Thing is – I know he can be funny and goofy and entertaining because there’s plenty of evidence of THAT Evan. Dude – work on it!! I’m afraid he could blow his shot if he doesn’t lighten up. Frankly, the same thing goes for Nicole, to a lesser extent, as I said in my rant earlier this week.
OMG the whole point of my post was to let my feelings go…i think i did that. As for the whole Mark Ballas thing…yea now that he’s on DWTS Mark is going to help him…they do have some choreography anyways, his routines still revolve around jumps and he still wears skates. I was not talking about fanbases ladies when i brought up Evan, i was talking about his ability as a skater/dancer. Please read my post again, i feel like we aren’t communicating effectively…As for admitting my “bias”…i’m a cheerleader…i already admitted that. I guess i’m shocked that i posted on a new site i’ve just discovered and i’m getting comments from some of the self appointed “rulers” of the site that are borderline rude. I really shouldn’t be talked down to and mothered as if i was a wee child. I posted my opinion, is that not allowed? I mean really, lets pick someone to death for having an opinion…must be why this site has so much foot traffic. I apologize for having a different opinion then Princess and Courtney…hope you two have a lovely day.